COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONScythe & Sickle Harvest Ale is brewed with barley, wheat, oats and rye. Scythe and sickle is a seasonal brew that celebrates the richness of the grain harvest. Brewed with barley, wheat, oats and – in a nod to traditional upstate New York grains – rye, this fine ale is malty and creamy on the palate. The flavors of the grains and earth shine through. Enjoy the refreshment of the season and joys of fine brewing.

Beer pours a partly cloudy light caramel color with a tall off-white persistent head. Chunky lacing. Besides the aroma of the Belgian yeast, the predominant aromas are apricot, clove, white pepper and a touch of baseball glove leather. The taste is mildly sweet, but more fruity sweetness than sugar sweetness. Mildly tart and softly bitter. Medium-bodied. The grains show up in the finish, although I would say the taste is more of raw grain than cooked or roasted. Clean finish. The texture is soft. Body is medium. Medium carbonation. A pleasant beer that really tastes at around 55 degrees F. A very approachable brew from one of my favorite American breweries.

Appearance: this beer takes a while to pour down because the head is huge, dark beige head, the beer is a hazy darker gold to bronze color, head topples over the edge of the rim of the glass
Aroma: banana, yeast, maple syrup, light spice, lemon
Taste: sweet, maple sugar, butter, very tiny hop bitterness on the finish,
Palate: soft carbonation, medium mouthfeel, bitter sweet aftertaste
Overall: I'm not usually a fan of this sweet of a beer but I really like it, would be even better in the winter in my opinion, very nice sweet almost smoky sugar flavor, looks amazing too
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On tap. Served a hazy copper color with a decent head. Aroma of grain, malt, with a hint of hops. Taste of fresh grain and some malt sweetness. Nice bitterness and clean finish. Moderate body, nice blend of grain with a good earthy feel. Enjoyable beer.

Pours a hazy more brown than yellow with an off white head that is big bubble that lingers and leaves lacing. The nose is spicy malt. The taste is caramel malt with a layer of spice. Bitter aftertaste that lingers. Another prize from Ommegang!

Pours a very hazy dark orange/brown color with a great head retention. Aroma is hop, rye, biscuit, spice, caramel, fruit, citrus. Taste is malty, rye, biscuit, hops, spice, and caramel with less sweetness than the nose carried. Awesome beer, definitely grain-centric like they were aiming for, love the rye throughout adding spice.

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